Clothes-line reel.



PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.

J. J. WALTER.

CLOTHES LINE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.21,19o3.

No MODEL.

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Patented December 20, 1904.

PATENT EETCE.

JOHN J. WALTER, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-LINE REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,822, dated December20, 1904. Application filed November 2l, 1903. Serial No. 182,157.

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Be it known that I, JOHN J. WALTER, 'a citi- Zen of Switzerland, buthaving declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the UnitedStates.) residing at Philadelphia, in the county of PhiladelphiaJ andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inClothes-Line Reels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention 'relates to new and useful improvements in clothes-linereels; and its object is to provide a reel of simple, compact, anddurable construction which is adapted to automatically wind aclothes-line thereon and which continually holds the line under tensionwhen the same is in use.

A further object is to provide the reel with a guiding device, wherebythe clothes-line is prevented from becoming displaced while being woundon or unwound from the reel.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved reel and showing in dotted lines thecoiled spring therein and the clothes-line. Eig. 2 is a central verticalsection through the reel.

Eig. 3 is an end elevation of the guide-pulleys;

Referring' to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 -is a barrel, thebase 2 of which is adapted to be secured to a suitable support 3 bymeans of a screw 4 or any other desired fastening device. Revolublymounted upon the barrel are two oppositely-arranged disks 5, preferablyformed of sheet metal and which are spaced apart by a ring 6, interposedtherebetween and secured in place by means of a series of bolts 7 orother suitable fastening devices. The disks are adapted to be retainedupon the barrel by meansof a ring 8, fastened upon the outer endthereof. The barrel has a longitudinally extending slot 9 therein,through which projects one end of a spring 10.l which is secured to apin 11, extending from the base 2. This spring is coiled about thebarrel 1, and its other end is fastened to a pin 12, which is secured tothe disks 5. Ex-

tending from the base 2 is an arm 13, having` an enlarged head 14, fromone face of which project ears 15. In these ears are revolubly mountedpins 16, which extend from the ends of a preferably rectangular frame17. Guidepulleys 18 are journaled within this frame and are adapted toreceive therebetween a clothesline 19. This clothes-line is secured tothe reel by inserting one end thereof through one of the disks 5 andknotting it, as shown at 20.

In using the reel the same is turned manually upon the barrel 1 untilthe spring 10 has been completely tensioned. The clothes-line 19 is thensecured to the reel and the reel is released, so as to cause the springto rotate it and wind the clothes-line thereon. It will thus be seenthat when the clothes-line is unwound from the reel the spring 10 willbe tensioned, and the clothes-line will therefore be held taut at alltimes.

The reel is very simple in construction and the parts thereof can mostlybe struck from sheet metal.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantagesthereof, and I therefore rcserve theright to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In adevice of the character described, the combination with a barrel havinga slot therein; of oppositely-disposed disks revolubly mounted upon thebarrel, a spacing-ring interposed therebetween, a spring secured atopposite ends to the disks and within the barrel, respectively, saidspring extending through the slot and around the barrel, and aclothesline secured to one of the disks and adapted to be wound on thespacing-ring.

2. In a clothes-line reel, the combination with a base having a slottedbarrel extending therefrom, and a pin within the barrel; of 0ppositely-disposed disks revolubly mounted upon the barrel, a spacing-ringinterposed therebetween, a coiled spring inclosing the barrel andprojecting through the slot therein,

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said spring being secured at opposite ends to the disk and to the pin,respectively, and e clothes-line secured to one of the disks andnormally Wound upon the spacing-ring.

3. In a clothes-line reel the combination with a base having lugsthereon, a revoluble frame mounted between the lugs, and guidepulleysjournaled Within the frame; of e slotted barrel extending `from thebase, a pin within the barrel, oppositely-'disposed disks revolublymounted upon the barrel, a spacingring interposed therebetween, and a.coiled spring inclosing the barrel and extending through the slottherein, said spring being interposed between the disks and secured atopposite ends to one of the disks and to the pin, respectively.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence oftwo Witnesses.

JOHN J. VALTER.

Witnesses:

CORA H. GENTRY, WILSON H. EBERT.

